Tag: Happy

Nick loves music and he loves to dance. On Friday we were at a surprise ceili celebrating my 60th birthday. My 87 year old relation, Moira “Saddler” Doherty played the piano while we all sang and danced. Just watching Nick brought...... Read More

I am in awe whenever I witness the kind generosity and love others show to our Nick. It is pretty well know that Nick loves airplanes. He takes the toys with him where ever we go. Some places they have to stay in the car while he goes inside...... Read More

This week has been more hectic than usual for us. Nick was sick, which is stressful, and we were trying to finish all the things on our lists before we left for Ireland. Throw in some birthday celebrations and friends visiting. It was a full...... Read More

Years ago a very wise woman taught us that Nick was experiencing anxiety. We had no idea. For a short period of time, Dr. Susan Alling was a part-time caregiver for Nick. She taught us to recognize when increased anxiety was the underlying...... Read More

Everyone needs to receive compliments, sincere compliments. In fact, Nick will often help us remember to compliment him. He will say, “I good, I got a hair cut. You see it.” or “you like my shirt, I handsome.” And...... Read More

Nick has an amazing memory regarding people that he loves. For example, Shaunda Johnson-Taylor is a special friend of Nick’s. In high school, she and our daughter Karen were friends and Shaunda became another one of our kids. She always...... Read More

I love the movie “The Princess Bride.” The dialog is incredible and there are many memorable quotes. One of my favorites is when Wesley declares to Buttercup, “This is true love, you think this happens every day?” The...... Read More

We love to laugh. Arden is a great one for coming up with puns or changing the words to popular songs which makes us all either laugh or groan. Everyone in our family thinks that they are a comedian, even Nick. It took Nick a while to gain the...... Read More

We got some great news today. After reviewing new x-rays, the doctor said that Nick’s ankle is healed up and he can retire his walking air cast. I thought that Nick would show more excitement when he heard the news. I think that the...... Read More

Over the years, Arden and I have often heard the comment, “I don’t know how you guys do it. I couldn’t do it.” I believe the secret to our success in caring for our Nick all these years, is that God has placed people in our life that have given...... Read More

Nick was first officially diagnosed when he was about a year old, which was about the time that I realized I was pregnant again. I calculated that Ryan would still be 2 when the baby arrived and Nick was not accomplishing normal developmental...... Read More

Nick loves helium filled balloons. They are one of the joyful things in life. For Nick, they indicate a celebration, a party, a time to have fun together. If he sees one, he asks if he can have one. We would always tie the string to his arm...... Read More